(02-05-2021, 03:42 PM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote:

(02-05-2021, 02:41 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: Agreed. We're all Americans and we love this nation. Most of us know how good we have it compared to other countries on Earth. How does reciting a pledge of allegiance change anything? At a certain point it loses it meaning and just becomes something you have to do, but that in no way changes the love that you have for your country. Instead of trivial things like this, I want all branches of government to address real issues which effect American citizens. There are lots of things Biden has done and will do that has angered me. This isn't one of those things.

In your opinion, I am curious what incentive young people have to love this country. Based on your logic, school aged children shouldn't even bother to learn the POA. How about the National Anthem? If you are promoting taking away all of the "repetitive" things that are reminders how much we love this nation, how do you expect people to love this nation in the first place?

I dunno. Maybe you are just lobbying to remove "old" people from having to repeat it and keep it in place for young people?

Their incentive should be to look around at the freedoms we have. Look at other countries like North Korea, Venezuela, Russia, China, African nations and so many others where they have little to no freedom, very few liberties and in way too many cases, little food or clean water. Be glad we live in a place where the overwhelming majority don't have to worry about such things. That should be plenty of incentive in my opinion. If they can't appreciate that, they shouldn't be here. I'm an advocate of being grateful for what you have. It can always be worse. Much, much worse. 

I don't even understand what you are saying about old people and young people?

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